§ 9-34.100. Loading Zone Standards

A.

Standards. Every use hereafter inaugurated, and every structure hereafter erected or altered, shall have permanently maintained off-street loading and unloading spaces as follows:

1.

In the case of mixed uses, the total number of required loading spaces shall be the sum of the requirements for the various uses computed separately.

2.

Loading space facilities for one use shall not be considered as providing required loading space facilities for any other use.

3.

Requirements for uses not specifically listed in Table 3-6 (Loading Space Requirements), below shall be based upon the requirements for comparable uses listed and upon the particular characteristics of the use as determined by the Director.

4.

A fraction of a space greater than one-half shall be counted as a whole space.

B.

Quantity. The minimum number of loading spaces required shall be in compliance with Table 3-6 (Loading Space Requirements), below.

TABLE 3-6 - LOADING SPACE REQUIREMENTS

Type of Land Use	Total Gross Floor Area	Minimum Number of Spaces Required
Restaurants and other eating and drinking places.	Less than 4,000 sq. ft.	None
	4,000 to 20,000 sq. ft.	1
	20,001 to 50,000 sq. ft.	2
	Over 50,000 sq. ft.	1 additional for every 50,000 sq. ft. or fraction thereof.
Administrative office, medical, professional, personal and financial services, hotels and motels, hospitals, sanitariums, and commercial recreational.	Less than 10,000 sq. ft.	None
	10,000 to 100,000 sq. ft.	1
	100,001 to 200,00 sq. ft.	2
	Over 200,000 sq. ft.	1 additional for every 100,000 sq. ft. or fraction thereof.
Warehouses, storage facilities, manufacturing, other industrial uses, and retail.	Less than 5,000 sq. ft.	None
	5,000 to 30,000 sq. ft.	1
	30,001 to 80,000 sq. ft.	2
	80,001 to 150,000 sq. ft.	3
	Over 150,000 sq. ft.	1 additional for every 100,000 sq. ft. or fraction thereof.

 

C.

Dimensional requirements. All off-street loading facilities shall comply with the minimum dimensions identified in Table 3-7 (Minimum Loading Space Dimensions), below.

TABLE 3-7 - MINIMUM LOADING SPACE DIMENSIONS

Type of Land Use	Berth Width	Berth Length	Berth Height	Turning Radius
Retail commercial and industrial.	12′	50′	14′	45′
Office commercial.	11′	35′	13′	40′

 

D.

Location of loading facilities. Required loading facilities shall be located on the same site they are designed to serve.

1.

Required loading facilities shall not be located in any required setback areas.

2.

Loading areas and docks shall be allowed only in rear and side lot areas.

3.

Loading doors shall not open toward public streets.

4.

Sufficient space for turning and maneuvering loading vehicles shall be provided on the subject site.

5.

Loading spaces shall be located and designed so that trucks shall not back into a public street or alley nor shall a loading area be designed to require the use of a public right-of-way for access to a loading dock.

6.

No part of an alley or street shall be used for loading, except areas designated by the City for loading.

7.

No area may be utilized and counted both as a required parking space and a required loading berth space.

(§ 5, Ord. 1085, eff. January 6, 2006)